UZUNMA LEKWUWA
Humble,TX
Summary
Compassionate Registered Nurse with experience offering comprehensive patient care in outpatient environments. Works well with diverse patient populations and fosters trusting relationships to improve outcomes. Efficiently coordinate with healthcare professionals to advance patient care.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse Case Manager, Hospice
Harbor Hospice
11.2023 - Current
- Served as a liaison between patients, families, and healthcare providers to ensure seamless communication and continuity of care.
- Collaborated with physicians to develop comprehensive pain management strategies for patients in their final days.
- Facilitated smooth transitions from acute care settings to home-based hospice care through thorough planning and coordination.
- Mentored new nurses in the field of hospice case management, contributing to a skilled workforce dedicated to quality end-of-life care.
- Reduced hospital readmissions by closely monitoring patients'' conditions and adjusting care plans as needed.
- Educated families on the hospice process, enabling informed decision-making during a difficult time.
- Improved family satisfaction by providing compassionate support and regular communication on patient progress.
- Provided direct nursing care when necessary, ensuring the highest level of comfort for patients facing terminal illness.
- Advocated for patients'' wishes regarding treatment options, preserving dignity in their final days.
- Taught family members and caregivers various ways to manage patients' pain, how to check for vital signs and proper methods for dressing changes.
Rigestered Nurse
Harris Health System-LBJ Hospital
10.2022 - Current
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
Registered Nurse
United Palliative And Hospice Care
07.2022 - 11.2023
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approach.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Protected privacy and delivered comfort to preserve dignity of dying patient and family members.
- Checked and recorded vital signs, noting any significant changes and assisted nurses with treatment.
- Participated in patient and family planning process, as well as provided instructions and addressed question and concerns.
- Comforted family members, offered attentive listening and high level of emotional support.
- Responded promptly and professionally to patient questions and concerns.
- Effectively communicated with physicians regarding patient needs, performance, medications and changes.
- Positioned patients to provide comfort and promote better body alignment.
- Managed quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
- Used homecare home base to maintain database of relevant information for practitioners to access and coordinate patient care.
- Conducted comprehensive assessments of patients'' physical, emotional, and social needs in order to develop individualized care plans that facilitated optimal health outcomes.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Westchase Health And Rehabilitation Center
01.2018 - 04.2020
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
- Cared for residents in assisted living facility and delivered high-quality support to meet needs.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Supported ambulation and physical therapy needs by conducting planned exercise routines.
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Helped clean and prepare patient consultation rooms to maintain hygiene standards
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Texas Health Science Center Houston
05.2022
Bachelor of Science - Food Sciences And Technology
Abia State University
11.2014
Skills
- Direct Patient Care
- Experience with home care home base
- Patient and Family Advocacy
- Experience with kinser
- Hospice and Palliative Care
- Compassionate communication
- Advanced care planning
- End of life care
- Admissions Support
Certification
Advanced cardiovascular life support September 2025
Basic life support June 2026
Timeline
Registered Nurse Case Manager, Hospice
Harbor Hospice
11.2023 - Current
Rigestered Nurse
Harris Health System-LBJ Hospital
10.2022 - Current
Registered Nurse
United Palliative And Hospice Care
07.2022 - 11.2023
Certified Nursing Assistant
Westchase Health And Rehabilitation Center
01.2018 - 04.2020
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Texas Health Science Center Houston
Bachelor of Science - Food Sciences And Technology
Abia State University
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